Richard DeVos

Richard DeVos co-founded Amway Corp. and is owner of the Orlando Magic, NBA franchise. He served as the finance chairman of the Republican National Committee. According to Forbes, he is the 73rd richest person in the U.S. with US$3.5 billion.

Money to conservative causes
He has been associated with various Christian and conservative organizatons, such as the Council for National Policy, the Free Congress Foundation, and the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy. His grantmaking to foundations reflects these conservative Christian affiliations.

According to FEC records, Richard DeVos gave $2 million to the conservative Progress for America Voter Fund.

Richard DeVos's son is Dick DeVos who later became president of Amway and who is married to Betsy DeVos. Betsy is the sister of Erik Prince who is the founder of private military corporation Blackwater USA.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Betsy DeVos
 * Dick DeVos
 * Jay Van Andel

External articles

 * Rachel Burstein and Kerry Lauerman, "She Did It Amway", MotherJones, September/October 1996.
 * "Tough Sell: Richard DeVos (#165)", MotherJones, 1996.
 * Steven Harmon, "DeVos creates buzz as GOP meets here", The Grand Rapids Press, February 5, 2005.
 * Marcy Wheeler, "Dick DeVos Is a Welfare Queen," The Next Hurrah Blog, November 12, 2007.

External resources

 * The Presidential Prayer Team 2003, "American Inspirations Award April 2003 Richard DeVos", undated, accessed April 2004.
 * Person: Richard DeVos, Forbes.com, October 2004.